Comments on: 7 ideas about finding the work you were meant to do https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:31:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 By: Praca w Holandii https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-948090 Praca w Holandii Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:22:57 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-948090 Ted, I really needed to read this.

]]> By: Randy Geffon https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-941802 Randy Geffon Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:18:55 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-941802 Great article…

]]> By: Mary https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-941708 Mary Tue, 04 Jul 2017 19:39:28 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-941708 Agree. I am good at several things that I don’t enjoy. I could care less of it is appreciated by others. My self-worth doesn’t come from what others think.

]]> By: Jennifer https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-941697 Jennifer Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:31:42 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-941697 I really needed this…still not sure of what my calling is, but I remain hopeful. Thanks!

]]> By: Angela M Drummond-Mathews https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-941650 Angela M Drummond-Mathews Mon, 03 Jul 2017 23:31:16 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-941650 I’m not so sure about that “feeling appreciated” part. How do you get to feel appreciated if people don’t really value what you do? You mentioned teachers and nurses who are rarely celebrated. I would think that other people appreciating you can’t be a part of your calling. You have to do it despite not being appreciated.

]]> By: Sirajum Munira https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-941649 Sirajum Munira Mon, 03 Jul 2017 23:12:17 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-941649 I was reading it and thinking about my calling. I am cherishing a dream from childhood to become a teacher but never planned to be one so early, when I became a teacher I found myself in the midst of love, happiness and innocence. But all on a sudden I left my job six months back. I wish I could start again.
Thanks for the article :)

]]> By: grasya https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-934333 grasya Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:29:36 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-934333 you will know your calling when you do it effortlessly and others don’t do it as better as you do…

you will feel that you are in your element whenever you’re in the right track.

those who have a calling to do something that earns less money needs our help, the peace keepers, the story tellers, the lowly farmers.. if they don’t do what they needed to do, there will be no balance in life.

]]> By: Ayoub https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-933554 Ayoub Thu, 06 Apr 2017 20:36:47 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-933554 Ok I won’t say it’s Bull**** because it would be a simple short-cut. I would just say it’s a narrow minded vision of career path that could lead people to think that there are ” wrong ” ways and THE “right ” way to lead your career and your life …

Unfortunately life is much more complex than that :/ …

- There is no job where you can’t be good at if you don’t fight to become ( without this fight this job would be boring though )

- There is no job where you can’t feel appreciated ( or not) simply because working is a social experience… so if you don’t like yourself …. ( you get the point ;) )

- There is no job that is meant to destroy lives … The concept of working is bring value to the society ( big debate I know but think about it and you’ll figure it out… )

- There are thousands of other points but on top of everything wealth and work are NOT RELATED ! Again a long debate but let’s take an example comparing 2 men who want to wash dishes for a living because they feel rewarded in that job and they know it brings value to people , it’s their calling bla bla ..
The first one works in a restaurant and he washes 100 plates a day and the second owns the top dishwasher brand in the world and he ( and the people he works with) washes 1Bio plates a day …
They both feel good at it , they feel appreciated and they make people life better buy their impact on society is slightly different ;)
Wealth is about risk and ownership

So to conclude I would say that everything in your career can make you feel appreciated or not , good or not , usefull or not and broke or not …

Your vision , your knowledge and your drive will make the diference in your choices and will make you see opportunities and threats to reach your goal ;)

]]> By: Kate Page https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-932397 Kate Page Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:22:01 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-932397 I would love someone to write this article again but with a view to an audience of 17 year olds. Just twist it to think this is a life a bit less lived and with less self knowledge but if you ramped up the references to opening up experiences, talking to your friends, tapping into your emotions…..

]]> By: shawn https://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/05/10/7-ideas-about-finding-the-work-you-were-meant-to-do/#comment-928800 shawn Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:09:00 +0000 http://blog.ed.ted.com/?p=7762#comment-928800 I can help heal man and help land bring peace

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